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White Mountain group (Lucky Strike), Limestone Hills, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 12' 39'' North , 111° 28' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.21083,-111.47056
GeoHash:
G#: 9w0dx7vse
GRN:
N23W67
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Oxbow Estates217 (2011)12.4km
Payson15,345 (2017)13.5km
East Verde Estates170 (2017)13.8km
Mesa del Caballo765 (2011)18.1km
Pine1,963 (2011)19.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
134190
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134190:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cu-Au prospect located in S½ sec. 18, T10N, R9E, about 7½ miles WNW of Oxbow Estates and about 9 miles WSW of Payson, on National Forest land. Owned by Mr. William Heath of Arizona (1964).

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Arizona Department of Mineral Resources White Mountain Mine file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10282561, MAS ID #0040070691.
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